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Read more about the article Acknowledging the Harm Inherent Within the Abortion Debates

Acknowledging the Harm Inherent Within the Abortion Debates

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:July 20, 2022
  • Post category:Current Events/Disability/Privilege and Race
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When the Supreme Court decided to push regulations around abortion back to the states, it set off a cascade of opinions and responses. Many pro-life activists celebrated while pro-choice folks…

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Read more about the article The Ambiguities of Abortion

The Ambiguities of Abortion

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:June 3, 2022
  • Post category:AJB Recommends/Current Events/Disability/Down Syndrome
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Quick Links: There’s a Better Way to Debate Abortion by Peter Wehner | THE ATLANTIC How the End of Roe Would Change Prenatal Care by Sarah Zhang | THE ATLANTIC…

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Read more about the article Abortion and People With Disabilities
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Abortion and People With Disabilities

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:May 9, 2022
  • Post category:Current Events/Disability/Down Syndrome
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Last week’s leak of a draft of a Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade has people talking (yelling?) about abortion all over again. I wrote last week…

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Read more about the article Roe v. Wade: Questions to Ask About the Supreme Court’s Draft
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Roe v. Wade: Questions to Ask About the Supreme Court’s Draft

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:May 4, 2022
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I find myself conflicted when it comes to the politics of abortion and Roe v. Wade. I’m like most Americans—I know I disagree with the extremes of both the pro-life…

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Read more about the article Texas’s Abortion Law and Down Syndrome

Texas’s Abortion Law and Down Syndrome

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  • Post published:September 8, 2021
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"Why would it be a bad thing for five times more people with Down syndrome to be in the world?" asked my 13-year-old son William, whose older sister Penny has…

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